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Continue reading →: Getting Started Planning for the Year Ahead
We had our first Demonstration Garden meeting this past Tuesday to begin the planning process for 2014. Over the next few weeks we will be meeting in subcommittees to finalize the specifics of each area of the garden, but I can give you a sneak preview of what is coming…
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Continue reading →: New New New, There’s So Much NEW!
I know I have commented in the past that some years are sparse as far as new varieties and other years are bountiful. This year is not just bountiful, but crazy, new varieties coming out of our ears and every other cliche in the book crazy. Part of it is…
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Continue reading →: Saving Tomato Seeds
This fall, one of our Master Gardeners brought in a cluster of tiny, Peruvian cherry tomatoes they had grown from seeds they had been given. I decided to save the seeds to have for later. Here’s what I did. First, you cut the tomatoes in half across the middle, and…
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Continue reading →: Down the Gardening Rabbit Hole
Over the weekend, I read a post on one of the gardening blogs I follow (The Veggie Patch Re-Imagined) about another blog all about growing uncommon root vegetables. I was familiar with some of the roots/tubers mentioned (oca, mashua, mauka, etc) from attempting to grow them at a previous job.…
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Continue reading →: New Seeds, Here We Come!
Two of my favorite catalogs have updated their online listings for 2014. I’m excited for next year already! If you see something neat that we should try, leave a comment!